Servers and applications
CVE-2004-0574
The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) component of Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via XPAT patterns, possibly related to improper length validation and an "unchecked buffer," leading to off-by-one and heap-based buffer overflows.
- Severity
- High 10.0
- Published
- 3 Nov 2004
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 68% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787)
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Exchange ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:microsoft:exchange_server |
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